After all of the commotion, I made it back to DC. Five min later I was in scrubs, 20 min after that, Anastasija (Annie) was born. A tiny but LOUD 5 lbs 6 oz. @TianaTheFirst did great!
‘Trump wants to put his name on everything possible.’
‘They spew propaganda for whatever the left or pro-communist thing is.’
Richard Goodstein and Tim Doescher go head-to-head over a US judge’s order to remove Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre.
‘HE’S HAVING A STROKE’: “The Right Squad” reacted to former first lady Jill Biden revealing she feared former President Biden was having a medical emergency during his disastrous June 2024 debate performance.
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After 3 weeks, Anastasija has graduated from the NICU! @TimothyDoescher and I couldn’t be more grateful for a NICU team that let us camp out for 14 hours a day next to baby Annie, let Mom recover from a c-section while constantly butting into rounds, and help Annie fulfill a perfectly wonderful and normal prognosis. Now for the first time in 3 weeks, Annie and I got to hang out in bed, in pajamas, together at 10am, with absolutely nowhere to go for a minute ❤️ Looking forward to seeing the whole, wide world outside of the NICU through Annie’s beautiful and not-so-slightly shocked eyes 🤣
Dear Mr. @realDonaldTrump
The regime in Iran is lying to you and your negotiators (period, stop!). Do not believe a word they say. I know you want to get out of this mess. All Americans want this unnecessary war to end. Keep in mind, as you have been told many times, Iran is still the leading state sponsor of terrorism (all anyone needs to say is Hezbollah, Hamas & Houthis, never mind IRGC-QF). None of these organizations are going away with this deal.
How about getting them to first publicly apologize for killing American Soldiers and U.S. Marines many times over (especially on this Memorial Day weekend). Yes, we are all sick of it.
And yes, the people of Iran must step up, but we need to signal to them, we will not concede their freedoms to the insane regime in Teheran. They deserve better. If we don’t, we will cause an entire population to be enslaved. For this, we have to smartly use our Middle East partners to support them along with our covert and clandestine operators. Trust me, if you support, this is very doable.
Anyway, I’m watching everything (like most of the world is) and admittedly I do not have all the information. But if we pay tribute to the regime to the tune of $25B, I’m concerned they’ll use it for nefarious purposes down the road.
No nukes in Iran may be a noble idea (an end goal for your administration) but the regime has blatantly lied to our faces before, why do you now believe they will tell you the truth?
Give it some thought. Get some out of the box solutions, and rethink your position. The art of the deal tells you to do that from time to time.
Now may be that time.
@POTUS@SecRubio
I am deeply concerned about what we are hearing about an Iran “deal,” being pushed by some voices in the administration.
President Trump’s decision to strike Iran was the most consequential decision of his second term. He was right to do so, and we achieved extraordinary military results—including destroying all of their missiles & drones and sinking their entire navy.
If the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime—still run by Islamists who chant “death to America”—now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake.
The details are still coming out—and I pray the early reports are wrong—but the fact that Biden’s Rob Malley is praising the deal is not encouraging.
President Trump believes in peace through strength, and his strong leadership has already made America much safer. He should continue to hold the line, defend America & enforce the red lines he has repeatedly drawn.
The deal being floated with Iran seems straight out of the Wendy Sherman-Robert Malley-Ben Rhodes playbook: Pay the IRGC to build a WMD program and terrorize the world.
Not remotely America First. It’s straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out enough Iranian capability so it cannot threaten our allies in the region.
Overdue. Let’s go.
Saturday afternoon in the NICU. @TianaTheFirst is an outstanding mother, spending 12 hours every day pouring into Annie’s life. She puts her family first, and is such an inspiration! (She’s reading the Waterloo portion of Les Misérables, and doesn’t know I’m posting this 🤓)
“The Right Squad” discussed potential penalties for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar after Vice President JD Vance hinted at a possible Department of Justice investigation into allegations against Omar.
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OMAR ON HOT SEAT?: “The Right Squad” lauded Vice President JD Vance’s mention that the DOJ is looking into Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar following major discrepancies in her financial disclosure filings.
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TRUMP IN CHINA: “The Right Squad” discussed President Trump’s historic bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping in China, strengthening economic ties and addressing critical global security concerns.
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@NavyDigi@TianaTheFirst Great point. Such great people! Very passionate and professional. They do a great job creating a warm culture, even though the circumstances are not ideal.
One week ago, my routine ob visit turned into a severe preeclampsia diagnosis and a crash, unplanned c-section to bring Anastasija into the world almost a month early (and about an hour after @TimothyDoescher flew home last minute from business in Florida). Our little Annie is a firecracker, but despite otherwise pristine vitals, she proved just too tuckered out to fully feed herself, necessitating an admission to the NICU on her first day. 29 hours after delivering her, I was limping between the maternity ward and the NICU, and on Mother's Day, we were discharged to go home without our little girl. I'll be back in the pages of the Examiner & annoying you on TV later this summer, but right now, getting Annie out of the hospital is my full time job. I cannot thank so many you enough for the well wishes and prayers ❤️ The feeding fatigue aside, Annie is thriving with a wonderful prognosis -- she has the world's greatest dad and a very, very, very tired mother who loves her beyond measure. I'm confident we'll be out into the world shortly, and I know that Annie can't wait to meet everyone as soon as she can
SOMETHING STINKS: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative to provide 400 free diapers to every newborn in the state, but “The Right Squad” raises serious questions about the math and the potential for “behest payment” culture in Sacramento.
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